Mayumi Moriyama (森山 眞弓 Moriyama Mayumi, born 1927) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo she worked at the Ministry of Labor from 1950 to 1980. She was elected to the first of her three terms in the House of Councillors in 1980 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996. She served as Chief Cabinet Secretary in Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu's administration in 1989, Minister of Education from 1992 to 1993 and as the Minister of Justice from 2001 to 2003. Note: Mayumi Moriyama's name often appears with the more common Japanese characters: 森山 真弓 rather than her correct name: 森山 眞弓.
She is the widow of Representative Kinji Moriyama.
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| Preceded by Masahiko Kōmura |
Minister of Justice of Japan 2001-2003 |
Succeeded by Daizō Nozawa |